The folks who run the Academy Awards seem to have things down to a science when it comes to tabulating and announcing winners, but every once in a while a little chaos happens and leaves everyone confused. For the night’s biggest award, Best Picture, legendary actor Al Pacino was brought on stage to make the announcement.
While most presenters typically have a bit of pre-written dialogue they read before announcing the winner, Pacino seemed to be off-script and caught everyone off guard when he simply blurted out the winner of the night’s biggest award.
I’m obsessed with the way Al Pacino announced Oppenheimer as Best Picture. couldn’t have been more chaotic or confusing lol
“Best Picture…uh, I have to go to the envelope for that. And I will. Here it comes. And my eyes see Oppenheimer?”#Oscars pic.twitter.com/a0hNQ4ZP7j
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 11, 2024
Even the on-air announcer seemed caught off guard by Pacino’s sudden and chaotic handling of the big moment. It certainly didn’t spoil the moment for the cast and crew of Oppenheimer, the night’s biggest winner which also took home Oscars for Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Director, among others.